Is handcuffing always necessary? Are there exceptions to the rule? When should police not be permitted to handcuff suspects? Police officers are granted certain powers. And by granting these powers to the police, we expect …

June 17, 1971 saw then President Richard Nixon declare a war on drugs. This was actually just an extension of Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 which in turn was apparently an …

The first thing that society should do to treat criminals is to place a permanent and merciless prohibition on the private prison industry’s ability to influence any laws that affect their profitability. That includes sentencing …

Pepper spray is a popular and effective self-defense tool for many people. A small hand-held container of pepper spray propels a non-toxic liquid at an attacker to incapacitate them. It can be what saves a person from becoming …

According to CNN 34-year old Jayme Biendl was found strangled at the Washington state prison where she worked as a correctional officer late Saturday. Workers found her body after noticing that both her radio and …

Everyone hates a child molestor. There are instances of Romeo/Juliet type relationships where one party is a year older than the other meaning a minor and adult. These people are sex offenders under the law. …

Living in the United States, driving is essential to many aspect of life such as driving to the grocery stores and driving to work. As automobile transportation becoming more of a necessity for the economic …

Behind every action is an individual with certain motivations, so it stands to reason that criminals leave psychological clues behind at their crime scenes (Discovery Channel, 2007). This would lead investigators to turn to profiling, …

The prison riot in New Castle, IN was a direct result of Arizona prisoners that were shipped to Indiana because of overcrowding. The prisoners were upset over this situation and decided to show their disapproval …

Random drug testing for police officers is unconstitutional because: *There would be less guns and badges out there to protect us.*A department might have to answer for more liability lawsuits from the average citizen.*A department …

Corrections Corporation of America or CCA is the largest owner of privatized correction and detention centers in the USA. With a total of 63 facilities and a capacity of 67,000 beds in 19 states, CCA …

My local newspaper, The News-Press, and several major news outlets reported on a Justice Department study that concluded, “blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be searched and arrested” and police were “much more likely …

Why are the Los Angeles police accused of excessive force? Is it because their patience finally ran out after they’d been pelted with stones and garbage, called insulting names and jeered by unruly demonstrators who …

Police operate in a very public forum. Anything a police officer does in their official capacity is open to public review, debate, and criticism. This is even more true when an incident involving the police results …